The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-10

cats heard in Canada a sermon in
which the preacher spoke OF ancient
and modern antiquity
THE Christian Intellieencer says;
"The decision OF the Visitors remov-
ing DR.. Smyth, of Andover, is just,
No honest, unprecedented man pre-
tends that the faith OF the professors,
which they convey to the students, is
in form or spirit according to the
creed Of the founders OF the semi
nary"
The Living Church says of the
New York cathedral: we believe
that it will represent what all Chris:
tendon will honor and applaud, and
that it will do,a work for which all
Christendom will thank God. For
this reason we entertain the hope
that all who profess aud call them.
selves Christians will be interested
in its erection and maintenance, and
will feel at home under its majestic
roof"
of congregational singing, the Rev.
Alfred Noung says in the Catholic
World: What | assert is, that it
is equally the part Of the people as.
ssmbled at mass and vespers to sing;
that, barring q few portions OF the
mass-chieay those known as the
gradual, offertory, and communion,
and most OF the iptroits, as being
different every Sunday and festival,
and more difficult Of execution-the
special Office of the schola in the
choir is to lead the whole congrega.
ton in singing all that is appointed
to be sung"
DR.. w. G.. BLAKE of Edinburg
says Of +" The Salvation Of Infants
1.-THE subject is not without Difficult.
ties. lfyou estimate the number Of
infants who have died before the
age Of responsibility, including all
nations and tongues, you get a mum
Der far in excess OF the number OF
adults in Christian lands, that even
the widest charity could place
among the children OF the kingdom
You get view OF things that would
make il more favored lot to die in
infancy than to grow up TO maturity.
You elevate the thought Of the poet
in ruling consideration:
For the blood thou n ight'st have lighted
Hath now made thee pure W tsih;
| And the evil seed IL hligh'ed
That had ripened into tin.
You almost take away the idea OF
this world as q scene OF probation
and preparation Tor the life to come
You seem TO lower the value Of ordi'
nances or means Of grace, for you ad
nit to heaven an immense proper
ton OF its inmates who have been
saved directly, without the use Of
means. Ii cannot be denied that
there is much in these difficulties
Ii is not possible 10 grapple with
them effectually. We must leave
them to large degree unsolved. II
seems as if God designed o try our
faith in connection with this whole
matter
The Bishop Of Wisconsin, DR.
Welles, said 10 his recent conven
ton address: much has been sait
in some quarters about the undu,
influence Of small dioceses, ant
especially Of poor dioieses; aud yel
IL would seem that a poor dioces'
ought not TO be arraigned and put 3,
shame in tho councils Of that churcl
which is the body Of Him who hat
not where 10 lay His head. And !
may occur TO some that the tact
assumption that diocese which
gives $4,000 to the work OF tn,
church has ten times the right I,
legislate which q diocese has which
gives $1,000, may have found its germ
10 the spirit that was manifest yer.
early in the church, when one VIII,
thought TO purchase Gods gifts an'
favor with money was rebuked by al
apostle. 0ae would think to rea'
certain statistics that have been pub
lished aud circulated as TO the con
tributions of various diocoses, tina
the money given for missions was no
an Offering 20 God, but an invest
,nent, the returns OF which are 10 b.
found in influence, privileges an,
votes.
WRITING on The Doctrine Of tn
Intermediate State" DIR. X. h
Welch says in the Presbyterian Re
view: In regard TO those who oil
earth have never heard OF Christ, o
those who are incapable Of receiyin
the gospel call 10 believe in Christ
whether they be infants dying in in
fancy, or adult imbeciles, or unin
structed heather ut home or abroad
one prevailing view has marked tn
historic creeds through all the Chris
tan centuries. This view, draw
las il is claimed) from Scripture, es
pecially Rom. ii. ll,l6, restated ate
= Paul even by Clement OF Alexandra
(Strom., blk. H., c. ~, which he con
firms and illustrates by his quotatio
, from Hermas (Simil., p. l9) -thi
J has been substantially the re-statc
} ment IN the historic creeds Of Chri,
] tendon. Tacitly, II not expressl,
! all such cases have been RENTED
I the righteous Judgment Of God, i
the day when God shall Judge tn
! secrets OF men by Jesus Christ nc
9 cording TO my gospel. This confe'
9 sional view has, perhaps, been vagu
and indefinite. Ii has at least bee
expressed in terms that seem |
, many persons rather general tina
specific, rather sale than satisiactor.
| conservative rather than clear au
convincing.
| On. JoHs FULTos's article, wi
' the Revised Version Has Failed"
4 the Forum, concludes as follow
The translators under King Jam,
|, retained the fenius Of our moth'
' tongue in its sublime simplicity, az
yet had learned tina. perfect art
composition which turns words
music in their flow; the nineteenl
? century English Of the Westminst'
} reyisers has an almost linical rehl
: ment which il wholly foreign 70 d
, genius OF the sacred writings.
the Westminster revisers had col
fined themselves TO the simplest II
depreciation Of their task-that Is